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Genesis 33:1
英文原文
Jacob, upon seeing Esau approach with his four hundred men, advances with circumspection and lowly obeisance. He divided his family, arranged them according to their preciousness in his eyes, and walks himself in front. In drawing near, he bows seven times, in token of complete submission to his older brother. Esau, the wild hunter, is completely softened, and manifests the warmest affection, which is reciprocated by Jacob. The puncta extraordinaria over וישׁקהוּ vayı̂shēqēhû, "and kissed him," seemingly intimating a doubt of the reading or of the sincerity of Esau, are wholly unwarranted. Esau then observes the women and children, and inquires who they are. Jacob replies that God had granted, graciously bestowed on him, these children. They approach in succession, and do obeisance. Esau now inquires of the caravan or horde he had already met. He had heard the announcement of the servants; but he awaited the confirmation of the master. "To find grace in the eyes of my lord." Jacob values highly the good-will of his brother. The acceptance of this present is the security for that good-will, and for all the safety and protection which it involved. Esau at first declines the gift, but on being urged by Jacob accepts it, and thereby relieves Jacob of all his anxiety. His brother is now his friend indeed. "Therefore, have I seen thy face," that I might give thee this token of my affection. "As if I had seen the face of God." The unexpected kindness with which his brother had received him was a type and proof of the kindness of the All-provident, by whom it had been added to all his other mercies. My blessing; my gift which embodies my good wishes. I have all; not only enough, but all that I can wish.
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Genesis 33:12
他們如今暫且分手。「我與你同去」，是作為護衛或前導。雅各解釋說，這對雙方都不方便，因為他年幼的兒女和哺乳的牲畜跟不上習於趕路的以掃手下人。「按著牲畜的步速」，即以帶牲畜旅行的行程（מלאכה melā'kâh）所能容許的速度前行。「往西珥去。」雅各正前往迦南地，到他父親的住處。但到了那裏，他的首要本分將是回報以掃的兄弟之訪。他差使者通知哥哥自己將到，這一事實本身就表明他願意與哥哥培養友好的關係。雅各也婉拒了以掃把隨行的一部分人留給他的提議。他無疑有足夠的人手管理剩下的羊群，而如今他比以往更倚賴那位一直證明自己是信實而有效之保護者的神的護佑。
英文原文
They now part for the present. "I will qo with thee;" as an escort or vanguard. Jacob explains that this would be inconvenient for both parties, as his tender children and suckling cattle could not keep pace with Esau's men, who were used to the road. "At the pace of the cattle;" as fast as the business (מלאכה melā'kâh) of traveling with cattle will permit. Unto Selr. Jacob is travelling to the land of Kenaan, and to the residence of his father. But, on arriving there, it will be his first duty to return the fraternal visit of Esau. The very circumstance that he sent messengers to apprise his brother of his arrival, implies that he was prepared to cultivate friendly relations with him. Jacob also declines the offer of some of the men that Esau had with him. He had, doubtless, enough of hands to manage his remaining flock, and he now relied more than ever on the protection of that God who had ever proved himself a faithful and effectual guardian.
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Genesis 33:17
「疏割」位於雅博河以南、約旦河以東，這是我們從 Judges 8:4-9 得知的。從同一段經文看來，它比毗努伊勒更靠近約旦河；毗努伊勒位於雅博的渡口。因此，疏割不能等同於 Sakut；羅賓遜（Robinson）在約旦河另一邊、雅博河口以北約十英里處發現該地。「在那裏蓋造房屋」——這表明是長久的居留。棚子，或畜圈，由直立的木樁編織而成，上蓋多葉的樹枝遮蔭。經文中的段落間隔在此恰當地出現，表明敘述的停頓——雅各曾在此寄居。底拿在旅途上未被提及，此時至多不過六歲。因此，下一章那些悲傷的事件發生之前，必又過了六七年。在這期間，雅各或曾探望他的父親，甚至回訪過以掃。
英文原文
"Sukkoth" was south of the Jabbok, and east of the Jordan, as we learn from Judges 8:4-9. From the same passage it appears to have been nearer the Jordan than Penuel, which was at the ford of Jahbok. Sukkoth cannot therefore, be identified with Sakut, which Robinson finds on the other side of the Jordan, about ten miles north of the mouth of the Jabbok. "And built him a house." This indicates a permanent residence. Booths, or folds, composed of upright stakes wattled together, and sheltered with leafy branches. The closed space in the text is properly introduced here, to indicate the pause in the narrative, while Jacob sojourned in this place. Dinah, who is not noticed on the journey, was now not more than six years of age. Six or seven years more, therefore, must have elapsed before the melancholy events of the next chapter took place. In the interval, Jacob may have visited his father, and even returned the visit of Esau.
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Genesis 33:18
雅各終於渡過約旦河，再次進入迦南地。「平平安安地。」原文（שׁלם shālēm，「安然、平安」）被七十士譯本譯作 Shalem，即雅各到達之城的名稱。此處採「平安」或「安然」的譯法，理由如下：（一）除非有明確的必要作專有名詞，這字應視為普通名詞或形容詞；（二）「那地方」在亞伯拉罕的時候已稱為示劍（Genesis 12:6），而「那城」在第三十五章也是這樣稱呼（Genesis 35:4）；（三）說雅各平安抵達，正好解釋了後面附加的短語——「就是迦南地的」與「他從巴旦亞蘭回來的時候」——也與他必平平安安回來的應許相符（Genesis 28:21）。不過，倘若羅賓森（Robinson）在納布盧斯（Nablous）以西所發現的 Salim 就是這城，那麼它必須稱為示劍城，因為它屬於下一節及下一章所提到的示劍。「在城前支搭帳棚。」
雅各沒有進城，因為他的牛群羊群在城裡無處容身，他也不願與當地居民密切往來。「他買了那塊地。」他渴望擁有一處可稱為己有的地方，好有一個長久的安歇之所。「用一百塊銀子。」kesitah（客西達）可能是具有一定重量的一塊銀子或金子，其價值約等於一隻羊羔（參格色尼烏斯，Gesenius）。「伊利伊羅伊以色列。」雅各藉著築壇將他的地奉獻給神。他稱它為「大能者、以色列之神」的壇——這名稱標誌出那位引領他歷經諸般危險、平安到達應許之地者的全能，標誌出他自己新近所領受的新名，也標誌出如今存在於全能者與他之間的蒙福相交。這正是約一百八十五年前亞伯拉罕在應許之地所築第一座壇的地方（Genesis 12:6-7）。如今這地方再次奉獻給應許的神。
- 底拿受辱
本章記載底拿受辱及其兄弟復仇的事。
英文原文
Jacob at length crosses the Jordan, and enters again the land of Kenaan. "In peace." The original word (שׁלם shālēm "safe, in peace") is rendered Shalem, the name of the town at which Jacob arrived, by the Septuagint. The rendering safe, or in peace, is here adopted, because (1) the word is to be taken as a common noun or adjective, unless there be a clear necessity for a proper name; (2) "the place" was called Shekem in the time of Abraham Genesis 12:6, and the "town" is so designated in the thirty-fifth chapter Genesis 35:4; and (3) the statement that Jacob arrived in safety accounts for the additional clauses, "which is in the land of Kenaan," and "when he went from Padan-aram," and is in accordance with the promise Genesis 28:21 that he would return in peace. If, however, the Salim found by Robinson to the west of Nablous be the present town, it must be called the city of Shekem, because it belonged to the Shekem mentioned in the following verse and chapter. "Pitched before the city."
Jacob did not enter into the city, because his flocks and herds could not find accommodation there, and he did not want to come into close contact with the inhabitants. "He bought a parcel of the field." He is anxious to have a place he may call his own, where he may have a permanent resting-place. "For a hundred kesitahs." The kesitah may have been a piece of silver or gold, of a certain weight, equal in value to a lamb (see Gesenius). "El-Elohe-Israel." Jacob consecrates his ground by the erection of an altar. He calls it the altar of the Mighty One, the God of Israel, in which he signalizes the omnipotence of him who had brought him in safety to the land of promise through many perils, the new name by which he himself had been lately designated, and the blessed communion which now existed between the Almighty and himself. This was the very spot where Abraham, about one hundred and eighty-five years ago, built the first altar he erected in the promised land Genesis 12:6-7. It is now consecrated anew to the God of promise.
- Dinah's Dishonor
This chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her brothers.
雅各看見以掃帶著四百人迎面而來，便謹慎前行，恭敬下拜。他把家人分開，按她們在自己眼中珍貴的程度依次安排，自己則走在前頭。臨近時，他七次俯伏下拜，表示對兄長完全的順服。野性的獵人以掃完全軟化了，流露出最溫暖的親情，雅各也以親情回應。וישׁקהוּ vayı̂shēqēhû（「與他親嘴」）一詞上方特殊的注點（puncta extraordinaria）看似暗示對這讀法或對以掃誠意的懷疑，其實毫無根據。隨後，以掃看見婦人和孩子，就問他們是誰。雅各回答說，這些孩子是神恩典地賜給他的。他們依次前來下拜。以掃接著問起他先前遇見的那隊人馬。他已聽見僕人的通報，但仍等待主人親口證實。「求我主眼中悅納。」雅各極看重兄長的好意。接納這份禮物，就是那份好意——連同好意所包含的一切安全與保護——的憑據。以掃起初推辭禮物，但因雅各再三懇求，就收下了，這樣便解除了雅各一切的重慮。他的哥哥如今真是他的朋友了。「因為我見了你的面」——好把我這份情意的記號送給你。「如同見了神的面一般。」哥哥出乎意料的善待，乃是那位全備護理之神善待的預表與明證；這善待是神在他其餘一切恩慈之外加給他的。「我的福分」——即承載我良好意願的禮物。「我已經充足」——不僅足夠，更是有我所願的一切。